Orange juice...?

Question

Ok so I've heard that drinking orange juice while you have a sore throat is supposed to hurt your throat.

It usually irritates an already infected throat.

But for some reason when I have a sore throat I always drink orange juice and it makes my throat feel better...?

any one know why that would be?

Answer 1

I've always heard the opposite of what you've heard: that orange juice soothes a sore throat.

Answer 2

It obviously helps to kill off some of the rhynovirus creating the sore throat to begin with!!! OJ has ascorbic acid remember -good for colds and alike which are viruses!!suck on a vit C cap and see what happens!!:-)) Even zinc lozenges are touted and sold for that purpose as well!!!

Answer 3

There is nothing wrong with a comfort food, AK orange juice.